Recycled Window Greenhouse - advice?

[brewmiss96]

Hi there!

I have been collecting windows all year, and I have quite a few but they are all different sizes. I need advise on how to put them together. I have a goal of a 7'x12' greenhouse, and I'm sure I have enough glass to cover that, but I woud like to make sure the structure is solid enough to hold the weight and I'm kind of at a loss as to how to piece them al together.

Thoughts? And thank you!

 

[vfem]

As my husband is a builder carpenter he'll say its all about the frame. I would TOTALLY suggest a metal frame, but not everyone can weld. So try this, lay your windows out in a puzzle, get ALL your sizes from each. Now do one wall at a time using 2x4s to frame out each window. There are HUGE L-bracket metal joints you can buy attach those to each of the 4 corners or each window frame per wall. It will get it extra structural strength from winds or being bumped into.

Again, a welded metal structure would hold the weight best, but this is another route.